1. How many notices to improve were served on thebigword since the beginning of the contract. Please provide copies.

2. How many interpreters are there correctly qualified in legal interpreting with DPSI Law, DPI, Met Test and BA / MA in interpreting on the register available for the MOJ interpreting jobs. (if the MOJ does not have this information, what is the total number of interpreters on this register)

3. How many of the 12010 jobs for the period between 31/10/16-27/11/16 were assigned to these interpreters in (2).

4. What was the rationale for tiering interpreters in 2012 and what was the rationale for tiering jobs in 2016 instead. Also, please include definitions for each old interpreter Tiers 1, 2 and 3 and of the standard, complex and written complex jobs now.

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“1. How many notices to improve were served on thebigword since the
beginning of the contract. Please provide copies.

2. How many interpreters are there correctly qualified in legal
interpreting with DPSI Law, DPI, Met Test and BA / MA in interpreting on
the register available for the MOJ interpreting jobs. (if the MOJ does not
have this information, what is the total number of interpreters on this
register)

3. How many of the 12010 jobs for the period between 31/10/16-27/11/16
were assigned to these interpreters in (2).

4. What was the rationale for tiering interpreters in 2012 and what was
the rationale for tiering jobs in 2016 instead. Also, please include
definitions for each old interpreter Tiers 1, 2 and 3 and of the standard,
complex and written complex jobs now.”

Please accept our apologies for the delay in this response.

Please find attached our response.

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Commercial Correspondence

Ministry of Justice

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